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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who expressed sorrow to the King after hearing of Anne's arrest?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) The Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Thomas Cromwell.

2. Which of Anne's accused lovers was a musician?
(a) William Brereton.
(b) Mark Smeaton.
(c) Sir Francis Weston.
(d) Sir Henry Norris.

3. Which of these men was not one assisted by Anne Boleyn?
(a) Reginald Pole.
(b) Thomas Winter.
(c) Nicholas Bourbon.
(d) Henry Carey.

4. Who died a full traitor's death on December 10, 1541?
(a) Francis Dereham.
(b) Lady Rochford.
(c) Henry Madox.
(d) Thomas Culpeper.

5. With whom did Anne Boleyn become estranged in the autumn of 1534?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) George Boleyn.
(c) Thomas Cromwell.
(d) Thomas Boleyn.

6. Who did King Henry VIII begin courting in April, 1540?
(a) Anne Basset.
(b) Winifred, Lady Edgecombe.
(c) Anne of Cleves.
(d) Katherine Howard.

7. Who reversed the Act of Attainder against Katherine Howard?
(a) Queen Elizabeth I.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) Queen Mary I.
(d) King Edward VI.

8. Where were King Henry VIII and Katherine Howard married?
(a) Oatlands Castle.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) Whitehall.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

9. Where were the King and Queen planning to visit in May, 1536?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Rome.
(c) Calais.
(d) Canterbury.

10. On what day did King Henry VIII first meet Anne of Cleves?
(a) New Year's Day, 1540.
(b) January 2, 1540.
(c) Christmas Day, 1539.
(d) January 6, 1540.

11. What did Katherine of Aragon refuse to surrender to Anne Boleyn?
(a) A gold collar.
(b) Her crown.
(c) The Crown Jewels.
(d) A christening gown.

12. What condition does Weir speculate that Anne Boleyn may have had that caused her three miscarriages?
(a) Hyperthyroidism.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Rhesus-negativity.
(d) Diabetes.

13. What title was given to Thomas Cromwell in January, 1535?
(a) Lord Mayor of London.
(b) Lord Chancellor of England.
(c) Vicar General.
(d) Bishop of York.

14. Who was executed at the Tower of London on July 28, 1540?
(a) Thomas Cromwell.
(b) Geoffrey Pole.
(c) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

15. On what did King Henry VIII have a reference engraved to his rose without a thorn?
(a) His suit of armor.
(b) His sword.
(c) A gold medal.
(d) A silver loving cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these women was not part of Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour's household?

2. Which of these was not issued from Pope Clement in the summer of 1533?

3. Over what did King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn argue in August, 1533?

4. What illness did King Henry VIII suspect Katherine was suffering from?

5. Who became the King's mistress in February, 1535?

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